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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

William Fox

Джеймс Фокс

جیمز فاکس

James Fox

Biography

William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including King Rat, The Servant, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Performance, before quitting the screen for several years to be an evangelical Christian. He has since appeared in a wide range of film and television productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Fox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Chase

The Chase

The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

Jinnah

Jinnah

The Servant

The Servant

An Audience with Ken Dodd

An Audience with Ken Dodd

Arabella

Arabella

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Acting

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

as

Mr. Salt

The Remains of the Day

1993

The Remains of the Day

as

Lord Darlington

The Russia House

1990

The Russia House

as

Ned

The Lost World

2001

The Lost World

as

Prof. Summerlee

Sherlock Holmes

2009

Sherlock Holmes

as

Sir Thomas Rotheram

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

as

Richard Mays

Heart of Darkness

1993

Heart of Darkness

as

Gosse

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as

Lord Charles Esker

The Prince & Me

2004

The Prince & Me

as

King Haraald

Farewell to the King

1989

Farewell to the King

as

Col. Ferguson

The Souvenir: Part II

2021

The Souvenir: Part II

as

Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Chase

1966

The Chase

as

Jason 'Jake' Rogers

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie

as

Jimmy Smith

The Whistle Blower

1986

The Whistle Blower

as

Lord

Performance

1970

Performance

as

Chas Devlin

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as

Lord William Holmes

The Falklands Play

2002

The Falklands Play

as

Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

King Rat

1965

King Rat

as

Peter Marlowe

Jinnah

1998

Jinnah

as

Mountbatten

The Golden Bowl

2000

The Golden Bowl

as

Colonel Bob Assingham

Absolute Beginners

1986

Absolute Beginners

as

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Isadora

1968

Isadora

as

Gordon Craig

Afraid of the Dark

1991

Afraid of the Dark

as

Frank

The Servant

1963

The Servant

as

Tony

A Passage to India

1984

A Passage to India

as

Richard Fielding

Mister Lonely

2008

Mister Lonely

as

The Pope

Doomsday Gun

1994

Doomsday Gun

as

Sir James Whittington

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

as

Single Gentleman

Up at the Villa

2000

Up at the Villa

as

Sir Edgar Swift

Lover's Prayer

2001

Lover's Prayer

as

Old Vladimir (voice)

One Wild Oat

1951

One Wild Oat

as

Porter

These Foolish Things

1989

These Foolish Things

as

Nick Verney

The Magnet

1950

The Magnet

as

Johnny Brent

Boys in the Island

1989

Boys in the Island

as

George Farrell

W.E.

2011

W.E.

as

King George V

Anna Karenina

1997

Anna Karenina

as

Karenin

Duffy

1968

Duffy

as

Stefane Calvert

Cleanskin

2012

Cleanskin

as

Scott Catesby

A Question of Attribution

1991

A Question of Attribution

as

Sir Anthony Blunt

High Season

1987

High Season

as

Patrick

Shadow Run

1998

Shadow Run

as

Landon-Higgins

The Double

2014

The Double

as

The Colonel

Effie Gray

2014

Effie Gray

as

Sir Charles Eastlake

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

1999

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

as

Self

A Long Way From Home

2013

A Long Way From Home

as

Joseph

An Audience with Ken Dodd

1994

An Audience with Ken Dodd

as

Himself

The Miniver Story

1950

The Miniver Story

as

Toby Miniver

As You Like It

1992

As You Like It

as

Jaques

Sexy Beast

2000

Sexy Beast

as

Harry

Runners

1983

Runners

as

Tom Lindsay

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999

Mickey Blue Eyes

as

Philip Cromwell

Arabella

1967

Arabella

as

Giorgio

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as

Philip Evans

Never Ever

1997

Never Ever

as

Arthur Trevane

Hostage

1992

Hostage

as

Hugo Paynter

The Mighty Quinn

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as

Thomas Elgin

Country

1981

Country

as

Philip Carlion

Margaret

2009

Margaret

as

Hideous Man

2002

Hideous Man

as

She's Been Away

1989

She's Been Away

as

Hugh Ambrose

Celebration

2007

Celebration

as

Richard

Unknown Heart

2014

Unknown Heart

as

Ludlow

Comrades

1987

Comrades

as

William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

The Kid

2010

The Kid

as

Alan

Tamahine

1963

Tamahine

as

Oliver

Alien Abduction: A True Story

2018

Alien Abduction: A True Story

as

Himself

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as

Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

Bunny and the Bull

2009

Bunny and the Bull

as

Narrator

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

2018

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

as

Uncle John

Sympathy for the Devil

1968

Sympathy for the Devil

as

Self (uncredited)

Wide Blue Yonder

2012

Wide Blue Yonder

as

George

The Mystic Masseur

2001

The Mystic Masseur

as

Mr. Stewart

Anna Pavlova

1983

Anna Pavlova

as

Victor d'André

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

2006

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

as

Mr. Tomly

Doctor Who: Shada

2003

Doctor Who: Shada

as

Professor Chronotis (voice)

Colditz

2005

Colditz

as

Lt. Colonel Fordham

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

as

Self

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

as

Mansfield Markham

Lewis

Lewis

as

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

as

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

as

Dr. Bates

Red Riding

Red Riding

as

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)

London Spy

London Spy

as

James

1864

1864

as

Lord Palmerton

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Dr Bruno Rivelli

Chillers

Chillers

as

Skipperton

Utopia

Utopia

as

The Assistant

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as

Self

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as

Lord Aysgarth

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Colonel Arthur Bantry

Merlin

Merlin

as

King Rodor

A Perfect Hero

A Perfect Hero

as

Angus Meikle

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

as

Jonas Collin

The Choir

The Choir

as

Hugh Cavendish

Cambridge Spies

Cambridge Spies

as

Lord Halifax

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Colditz

Colditz

as

Lt. Colonel Fordham

The Dwelling Place

The Dwelling Place

as

Lord Fischel

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

as

Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

Kings in Grass Castles

Kings in Grass Castles

as

Longman

Nancy Astor

Nancy Astor

as

Waldorf Astor

The Lost World

The Lost World

as

Professor Summerlee

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Colonel Race

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Sir Michael Fielding

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Martin Goodman QC

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

Nick Verney

Production

Crew

Directing